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  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Desert Dandelions
  8. Leafy Desertdandelion

species 233 observations

Leafy Desertdandelion

Malacothrix foliosa

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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5 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Alfalfa Looper 1
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Desert-dandelion Nomadopsis 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Copestylum lentum, Peridot Sweat Bee 2

Children

  • Wavy-leaved Malacothrix
  • Many-headed Malacothrix
  • Leafy Malacothrix
  • Philbrick's Malacothrix

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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